Kessler-Ward Weigh-In Live at 5pm ET
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 2:04 PM EST
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6:23 PM Update: Kessler weighed in at 167 pounds, and Ward at 166 1/2. Both looked to be in good shape. Waldo will have more from the weigh-in later.
Where's Waldo? He's in Oakland. Waldo Rastel (better known to many of you as waldo47) is on the scene today for the official weigh-in for tomorrow night's Super Six tournament fight between WBA super middleweight titlist Mikkel Kessler and unbeaten American and former Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward.
Waldo covered the press conference a couple of days ago, and will have live updates again today in the comments section of this post, including the weights as they come in. The whole shebang is scheduled to start at 2pm local time in California, so 5pm ET. No word on whether or not there will be another high school cheerleading performance.
Don't forget that Bad Left Hook will also have live, round-by-round coverage and scoring tomorrow night starting at 10pm ET.
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Honestly
I’m gonna miss hobos taunting Kalle Sauerland, that was priceless. However, it is near the airport (and the coliseum, where the Raiders play) so there could be some hijinx! Also self-reminder to bring a camera. Battle might kill me if I didn’t get some good Kessler pics.
He's in love with the tattoos
It’s a shame Kessler-Larsen never happened. He might have jizzed his pants.
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last night, I sawr a film, as I recall it was a horror film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20HTTZWQJSA
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
Any cheerleaders?
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
any hobos?
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
No weights being reported anywhere
Maybe there’s no wifi or reception where the weigh-in is being held.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Yeah that looks to be the case.
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by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
Ramon Aranda has had a couple of tweets from the venue, but no weights yet.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
haha
Apparently Waldo and Ramon are right next to each other.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
Ramon is a cool guy, we talked for a bit before the whole thing got started. Poor guy, he got there at about 1:45 pm, and basically had to stay there until something happened at 3:10.
by Waldo Rastel on Nov 20, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
no wifi
In the restaurant next door. No wifi, will text SC the weights when they come in. i just got here traffic was murderous!
that'll work
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
Reeks of bad planning
Why put on a media event if you’re not going to have wifi these days?
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And it’s at a Hilton, too, so it’s not like it’s some raggedy place.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions
Er
It was at the Airport Hilton….it wasn’t exactly the nicest place in the world but it got the job done.
by Waldo Rastel on Nov 20, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
On an unrelated note
I spoke to a friend of Amir Khan’s today who said that a Khan – Hatton fight is next for Khan. He also said that Khan was going to be doing something with a promotional company of his own. He also said Khan had some meeting with De la Hoya.
I can’t give this info any better endorsement than strong rumour but the guy has always been on the level before and knows his stuff.
Is there anything on the undercard of the Ward – Kessler fight worth looking out for?
Not really, no.
Khan working with Golden Boy seems natural to me. Hatton has worked with GBP, Haye is working with GBP. They seem to have a real focus on grabbing the marketable British fighters if they can get them. Even a co-promotional deal in the States with Warren still attached would seem like a decent idea for everyone.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
Looks like this might be live on ESPN at 6:10, so in about three minutes
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
yep, on ESPN News
Two minutes away
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 6:08 PM EST up reply actions
Ward and Kessler in the room, about to hit the scales
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
Kessler at 167
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
Ward at 166.5
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Heyo!
Talked to Goossen’s son Ward was 170 on Tues, and Dan said he was eating fairly normally. Essentially stayed in shape the whole time. Tarver says there’s a snowball’s chance in hell for Dawson to get into the Tourney because of the HBO contract.
Someone from BLH talking to Antonio Tarver. Me frequently praising his work as a commentator. The times they are a changin.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
Dawson only had a 2 fight contract, so that shouldn’t be the issue. There’s still probably a snowball’s chance in hell for anyone to get substituted though – the money in the tournament is too good for anyone to pull out unless there’s an injury.
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by Brickhaus on Nov 20, 2009 7:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Doug
Talked to Dougie Fisher for a bit, seems like there isn’t a problem with the weight and both guys are simply in shape. Surprisingly in the 15 mins I was talking to him he didn’t mention PBF (shocking). Also everyone on the undercard, made weight. I didn’t care enough to actually write it down, mostly cause everyone was leaving.
Tarver
He was also bitching about losing to Dawson, he thought he won the fight (rolls eyes). Bitter about Chad being a “star” and him being relegated to the sidelines. Anyways i would much rather see Tarver on the side of the ring than in the ring….
He was also bitching about losing to Dawson, he thought he won the fight
nevermind, the times aren’t a fuckin changing at all.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
I have straight up hated on Tarver in my life, but I’ve always thought he was an excellent fighter when he was on his game. But there is NO WAY he actually can think he beat Dawson either time. NO WAY.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
they were both very clear Dawson wins
I do think Tarver is underrespected on the whole though. I’m not a huge fan, but people like to write off Dawson’s wins over him, and in my opinion, they’re very good wins. Tarver’s biggest problem was that he would often fight down to his level of opposition.
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by Brickhaus on Nov 20, 2009 7:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
good stuff Waldo
Thanks for the updates.
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by Brickhaus on Nov 20, 2009 7:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Kessler is a pretty scary looking dude. Wouldn’t want to run in to him in a dark alley in Copenhagen
He’d probably just ask you if you needed any help finding your way around or if you wanted to go listen to some Volbeat
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by Scott Christ on Nov 20, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
Other things I'm remembering
It sucks to be Williams. Dawson was supposed to be in town according to Ramon. Rumblings of Angulo Margarito. Fisher agrees that life sucks for body punchers (when did the beltline become a low blow?). Goossen’s son is still pretty cool, all being willing to talk to me and giving me some inside info. One word for Ward: Focused. Lots of people were there probably around 150. Everyone cleared out pretty quickly after Ward and Kessler were done, apparently I’m not the only one who doesn’t care about this undercard. Again, most everyone in boxing was pretty cool, people were willing to talk and shoot the breeze….good times.
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